Description:

Outcomes:

Accurately transcribe exactly what was heard, answering questions related to the information provided by native speakers.

Ask and provide general information, and reproducing proper intonation and adapting verbal communication to purpose and audience.

Explain the main idea of what is read, accounting for the general tone of the writer and category of reading material, giving special attention to the target language punctuation, and deducing meaning about what is read by making educated guesses using cognates, context and previous learning to facilitate comprehension.